Srimathi Vellostha

1998 Indian film

25 September 1998 (1998-09-25)

Running time

135 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTelugu

Srimathi Vellostha (transl. Wife! I Will Be Back) is a 1998 Telugu-language drama film, produced by C. Venkataraju, G. Sivaraju under the Geeta Chitra International banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Devayani, Poonam and music composed by Koti.^[1]

Plot

The film begins with Ravi, a young charm, attending his friend Deepa Brahma's wedding, where he crushes on a beautiful Madhumati. However, things worsen when his father fixes his alliance with his friend's daughter, Kanchana, and forcibly knits her. On their first night, Ravi decides to open before Kanchana. Startlingly, Kanchana reveals her love story with Rajendra, who used to be their tenant. She, too, faced the same succumbing and wedded Ravi. Forthwith, Ravi & Kanchana can be tailored and agonized because of haunts. So, they seek divorce to perform nuptials with their respective love interests. According to the Hindu Marriage Act, newlyweds must wait at least a year before filing for divorce. Hence, the couple lives with each other. In this period, love blossoms between them. The rest of the story is about whether they divorce or not.

Cast

Jagapati Babu as Ravi
Devayani as Kanchana
Poonam Singar as Madhumati
Prithuvi Raj as Rajendra
Brahmanandam as Dippa Brahmam
Sudhakar as Ravi's friend
Tanikella Bharani as Lawyer Mamaiah
M. S. Narayana
Babu Mohan as Dippa Brahmam's father
Ahuti Prasad as Kanchana's father
Raghunatha Reddy as Ravi's father
Ananth Babu as Servant
Chitti Babu
Gundu Hanumantha Rao as Dippa Brahmam's father-in-law
Uttej as Ravi's friend
Jayasudha as Judge
Sudha as Kanchana's mother
Siva Parvati as Ravi's mother
Rajitha as Lawyer Mamaiah's wife
Ragini as Balanagamma, Dippa Brahmam's wife
Saraswatamma

Soundtrack

Srimathi Vellostha

Film score by

Koti

Released

1998

Genre

Soundtrack

Length

28:06

Label

Aditya Music

Producer

Koti

Koti chronology

Snehitulu
(1998)

Srimathi Vellostha
(1998)

Sultan
(1999)

The soundtrack was composed by Koti and was released on Aditya Music.^[2]

Track list^[2]
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nee Pedhavulatho"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:34
2.	"Apsarasaa Apsarasa"	Chandrabose	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:40
3.	"Gala Gala Paare"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:27
4.	"Vanamaali Vanamaali"	Chandrabose	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:54
5.	"Andhamaina"	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	K. J. Yesudas	4:56
6.	"Tirupathilo Yenaado"	Chandrabose	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:38
Total length:				28:10

Reception

Rakesh P. of the Deccan Herald wrote that "On the whole the movie is a drag".^[3]

References

^ http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1998/Oct/9-Oct-1998.pdf Archived 19 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ ^a ^b "Srimathi Vellostha". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ P., Rakesh (7 February 1999). "Srimathi Vellostha (Telugu)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 6 May 1999. Retrieved 4 September 2023.